Want To Invest In ZAGG Inc (NASDAQ:ZAGG)? Here’s How It Performed Lately

Understanding ZAGG Inc’s (NASDAQ:ZAGG) performance as a company requires examining more than earnings from one point in time. Today I will take you through a basic sense check to gain perspective on how ZAGG is doing by evaluating its latest earnings with its longer term trend as well as its industry peers’ performance over the same period.

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Have ZAGG’s earnings improved against past performances and the industry?

ZAGG’s trailing twelve-month earnings (from 30 June 2018) of US$28.1m has

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In terms of returns from investment, ZAGG has invested its equity funds well leading to a 20.4% return on equity (ROE), above the sensible minimum of 20%. Furthermore, its return on assets (ROA) of 11.3% exceeds the US Consumer Durables industry of 6.5%, indicating ZAGG has used its assets more efficiently. And finally, its return on capital (ROC), which also accounts for ZAGG’s debt level, has increased over the past 3 years from 18.7% to 32.6%. This correlates with a decrease in debt holding, with debt-to-equity ratio declining from 21.4% to 14.5% over the past 5 years.

What does this mean?

While past data is useful, it doesn’t tell the whole story. I suggest you continue to research ZAGG to get a better picture of the stock by looking at:

1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for ZAGG’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for ZAGG’s outlook.

2. Financial Health: Are ZAGG’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here.

3. Other High-Performing Stocks: Are there other stocks that provide better prospects with proven track records? Explore our free list of these great stocks here.

NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the trailing twelve months from 30 June 2018. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures.

To help readers see past the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned. For errors that warrant correction please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com.